A reader sent me a link to a CNN article that talks about NASA flying over South Korea to measure polluted air. The article isn’t that interesting except for the fact that it had a list for “Worst Countries for Air Quality” and Kuwait came in 9th place on that list. How is that possible? Our air quality can’t be THAT bad, I mean it isn’t even something I’ve heard anyone ever complain about. [Link]

Our contaminated soil (full of Oil sector hydrocarbons), Is picked-up during sandstorms…KOC has been given 9 billion dollars from the UN to treat the soil…nothing is being done with the money…except embezzlement and fraud I’m sure

From space, they can only measure particulates in the air and due to the constant dust in the air, Kuwait got that ranking.

In Kuwait, even on a “clear” day, there is a large amount of particulates in the air as the lack of rains in the previous years have made the top layer of soil very loose; hence the slightest wind (of which we get plenty) causes dust.

So it isn’t smog (unless someone is having a tire bbq again), but the normal dust that’s causing this.

I’m not shocked from NASA results, any one who takes a boat trip away from kuwait city will see a dome of haze covering kuwait city ! Specially in night time , sad but true 🌫 Kuwait is like a big refinery of hydrocarbons & thats what you get during the process !

Coming from Montana, USA to live here the pollution is obvious. I asked my Kuwaiti husband about the pollution and he said it was foggy. But the haze never leaves. Driving into Kuwait City most days you can’t make out the buildings until you are there. Whatever the causes Kuwait does have an air pollution problem.

Next time notice the smoke coming out of buses (especially City Bus). Whenever I am driving and come across any buses, I close the ventilation (air circulation) in my car to avoid smoke.
Or just google “kuwait bus smoke” and check the videos.

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